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CHURCH
R OM E

Evidently proved

H E R ETIC-K.

y

Peter iBerault, D.

Who abjured all the Errors of

the laid Church in London at

the Savoy upon the 2d. day

of Jprily 167 1.

Heretici farit , qui fnpra Seripuram fa~

punt. Ivacneus lib. 5. c. 17.

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LONDON,

tinted by Tbo. Hodgkjn for the ■ Author
MDCLXXXIi.

I

Au tres Reverend Seigneur,

H E N R Y,

Evefque de LOJS(p(l{ES,

Doyen de la Chapelle de la

Majefte, &• Pun de fbn

Confeil Prive.

Ulomon dit quil riy a rien
M nouVeau fous le foleil j
I^JfQs paroles , Mon Seig-
neur, ejlant veritables, tout ce
quon a efcrit cy Levant pour
decoW\>rir les erreurs de I' Eg*
life ^omaine , <tr tout ce que
j'en pourray dire , ne femblera
que des redites. Cette cojijidera-
A z tion

Epiftre Dedicatoire.

tlon a long temps arrejle ma
plume, & je croy que je nau-
rois jamais efcnt fur cette ma-
tter e , fi ma confcience ne my
eujl oblige & ft mes amis ne
my etijjent incite.

Ce que je yow prefente ,
Mon Seigneur , c'efl TEglife
Romaine clairement proves
Heretique, <&- cefl la raifon
pour la quelle je I' ay abandon-
nee ; & quand je yom prefente
cedifcours, Mon Seigneur, c'e ft-
A une perfonne autant illufre
par fon profond fcayoir, que
par J a probite. Je ne m'arrefle
pas icy a prouVer Van & I' an*
ire, mon Jnfuffifance m'enem-

pefche,

Epiftre Dedicatoire.

pefcbe, $$ yo/lre zModefite me le
defend, & cela jeroit fort Inu-
tile , put/ que tout ce ^(oyaume
en eft pla'mement conVicmcu ;
les eminences charges que yorn
poffede^j <6^ dont Vow Vow
acquite^ ft dignement; <&* les
pieufes & fcayantes InjlruBi*
ons que yous donne^ 2 yoHre
peuple t, & de bouche <&* par
efcr'it ; I'Bftime particnliere
que le ti(py & tons le Grands,
<£?* Scayants de ce ^oyanme
font de Voflre perfonne , <6t«
V amour &•* le refpeH que tow
tes yos brebis yous portent,
comme k un yentable <<r Ion
(pafteur, font des marques of-
A 3 furies

r.

Epiftre Dedicatoire.

furies que tout ce que je d'u
eft Writable. Je fuis ennemy
de la flatterie ; J'aime lafince-
rul\ je fcay que yous nai*
me^pas les louanges, ceSi pour*
quoy Je finiray eette lettre en
tlifant que, puis quun chacun
yous eftime, honor e, & cherit,
ceft un ftgne eyident qtt'on eft
cony amen de yous merit es.

Je ne park pas du zele que
yous aye% fait paroislre ces
jours pajfe^ en yous oppofant
yigoreujement aux pemickux
fentiments des Tapifles, & en
faifant yos efforts pour decou*
yrir les autheurs d'une Confpira*
tion ft crueUe & fi horrible.

Epiftre Dedicatoire.

je dtray feukment que vow
pouVe^ dire comme St. *Paul,
J'ay combatu le bon
Combat , J 'ay paracheve
ma courfe , J'ay garde la
foy , quant au refte la
Couronne de Juftice m'eil
refervee, la quelle me ren-
dra le Jufte Juge. Otiy
fans doubte, Mon Seigneur,
ce Jufle Juge yotts donnera
cette Couronne, quit promet a
tout fes bons & fide ties feryi*
tears , tys'il differe a Vous en
honorer, c*eft que vous eftes
encore neceffaire en ce monde
pour instru'tre & convertir les
antes. Puis done que ce font
A 4 Us

Epiftre Dedicatoire.

Us [euls perfeVerants qui en
jouiffent. Je prie T>ieu quil
yous donne cette Vertu, & Vous
fupplie tres humblement de me
croire avec refpeB,

JMonfetgneur9

Voftre tres humble &
Obeijfant Serviteur

Pierre Berault.

TO

T O

The Right Reverend Lord

HENRY,

Bifliop of LONDON,

Dean of his Majefties • Ghappel,
and one of his moft honou-
rable Privy Council.

■

\Qlomon faith , there it no-
thing new under the Sun..
This, My Lord, being true,
whatfbever hath been
written before, to difcover the
Errors of the Roman Church,
and whatfbever, I may fay, will
appear but a Repetition. This.
Confederation hath a long time
A i , put

Tiie Eplftle "Dedicatory.

put a flop to my Pen, and I be-
lieve that I fhould never have
written upon this Subject, if my
Confcience had not obliged me,
and my friends incited me to do
it.

That which here I prefent to
you, My Lord, is the Church of
Rome clearly proved Heretick,
which is the reafbn why I have
lorfaken it; and when I pre-
lent this Difcourfe to your
Lordfhip, I offer it to a peribn
as much famous by his deep
Knowledge , as by his Vertue.
I do not defrgn here to prove
the one and the other, my In-
efficiency hindreth me , and
your Modefty forbiddeth it me :
And it fhould be very unprofi-
table, fince this whole King-
dom is fully convinced of it ;
your Eminent Dignities, where-
in

The Epijile Dedicatory!

in you acquit your felf fb
worthily , and the Godly and
learned inftru£tions that you
give to your People both by
mouth and writing; the par-
ticular eflreem that the KingL
and all the great and learneci
of this Kingdom have for yous
Perfbn, and the love and re-
fpeft that all your Sheep have fos
you, as for a true and good She^
pherd, are fure marks that what I
fay is truth.

I hate flattery , I love fince-
rity, I know you do not defire
to be praifed ; therefore I will
finiflh this Epiftle -, faying, that
fince every body efteems, honours,
and loves you, it is an evident figrr
that they are convinced of your
Merits.

I do not fpeak of the zeal
that you fhewed thefe laft days,

in.

TJ?e EpiBle Dedicatory.

in oppofing vigoroufly the per-
nitious Sentiments of the Pa-
pifts, and the endeavouring to
difcover the Authors of fo cru-
el and horrible a Confpiration.
I will only write here , that it
may be faid of you, that which
St. Paul faith, / have fought a
good fight 7 I have fix i (bed my
courfe , 1 have kept the faith ;
henceforth there is laid up for me
a Crown of righteoufnefs, which
the Lord the righteous Judge
fhall give me : Yes certainly ,
My Lord , this juft Judge will
give you this Crown , that he
promifeth unto all his good and
faithful Servants ; and if he de-
fers to give it you, it is becaufe
you are ftill ufeful in this world
to inftruft: and convert fouls.
Since then thofe only which
continue to the end do enjoy it,

*The Bp'iHle Dedicatory.

I pray to God to give you per-
feverance , and moft humbly beg
this favour of you to believe me
with refpe£b

My Lord,

Your nrioft humble and
Obedient Servant,

Peter Berault.

A u

AU LECTEUR.

CHer LeBeury av ant que tu
life ce petit traite, il faut
mtttre bas le prejuge la &
pafjion \ car Pun & P autre empe-
cbent de jttger fainement. C'efl
le prejuge ou la pafjion qui fait
czoire veritable, ce qui de foy efi
fanx. Si tu fuu Padvis charitable
que je te donne, je m* ajfure que
tu advoueras , aprez, que tu auras
leu c£ petit difcours , que ce que
fay efcrit touch ant I rglije Ro-
mdine efi fans aucun dout>$«. Je
croy pourtant quil y aura quel-
quun parmy les Francois refor-
mer qui condamnera ce trait e ,
avantque a avoir commence a le
lirey caraabord quil verra qtiil

efi

eft compofe par un Profelyte^ creft

affezpour luy fair e dire ^ qtiilriefl

pat bien fait, comme sril efloit itto*

poffible de bien efcrire r & d?eftre

Profelyte ; d r avoir du fens com-

mun, & d?eftre Profelyte \ & de

faire ce que fait un autre homme

& drefire Profelyte. Voila ]uf

quou <va fon pre]uge ou fa paffion :

mats sril met bas Van & Pantre^ il

fera contraint Jfavouer que les

plus beaux livres que nous ayonsr

ont efie faits par des Profelytes ;

& fans parle des efcrits de Cal~

vin, de Luther, £ Auguflin^ & de

la pi a f part des Peres, qui eftoient

Profelytes y ce que nous lifons des

Evangeltftes & des Apoflres , Li-

vre tant eflime de tons les Chre-

fiienSj ne Pavons nous pas par des

Profelytes ?

THE

r%

THE

Roman Church

Evidently proved

HER.ETICK.

"Any, if .they write
but a Pamphlet
are wont to make
a great Preamble ; they
-buildras the Proverblaith,
:the Door bigger than the
T fej they promife
l „a y and perform but
ji.:ele. That I may not be
guilty of fuch a fault ,
and intending to be brief,
Ifhall immediately enter
into my Subjed 7 and

prove

•

The ti(omdn Church

prove thus, that the
Church of Rome is Here-
tick.

That Church which is
obftinate in her errors, is
Heretick ; the Roman
Church is obftinate in her
errors, Ergo.

The Major Proportion
is true, and granted by all
Divines ; as for the Minor,
which is in queftion, I
prove it thus.

That Church which re-
fufeth to obey the holy
Scripture in feveral points
both of faith and pra&ice,
is obftinate in her errors:
the Roman Church refuf-
eth to obey the holy
Scripture in feveral points
both of faith and pra&ice,
Ergo.

The

proved Heretick. 3

The Major Proportion
is alfb true, and granted
by all Divines ; as for the
Minor which is in quefti-
on, I prove it thus.

That Church which
addeth fbmething to the
holy Scripture and dimL
nifheth from it in feveral
points both of faith and
pra&ice, and thinketha-
bove that which is writ-
ten, refufeth to obey the
holy Scripture; for we
are commanded not to add
to the word of God nor to
diminifb from it; and * ^M-tf»
PWfbrbids to think above
that which is written. But
the Roman Church addeth
to the holy Scripture, and
diminifheth from it, and
thinketh above that which

4 "The ^pman Church

is written,in feveral points
both of faith and practice.
Ergo. She refufeth to o-
bey the holy Scripture, in
feveral points both of faith
and practice ; ergo She is
obftinate in her errors;
ergo She is Keretick.

That the Roman Church
addeth to the holy Scrip-
ture.and diminifheth from
it in feveral points both of
faith and pra&ice, and
thinketh above that which
is written, I fhall endea-
vour to prove it evident-

In the firft place it is

written in the Law,which

God did pronounce and

Exod. 20. write ; thou {halt not make

4* unto thee any graven I-

magei nor any Likenefs of

any

proyed Herettck. 5

any thing that is in Heaven
above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the
waters under the earth y thou
^alt not bow down thy [elf
to them, nor ferve them.
And in Deut. take ye good 010.41$.
heed unto yonr [elves, for
ye faw no manner of Simi-
litude on the day that the
Lord fpake unto you in Ho-
reb, out of the mid(l of the
fire , left ye corrupt your
(elves, and make you a gra-
ven Image the fimilitude of
any Figure, the likenefs of
Male or Female; and in
Jfaiah, it is faid, to whom tf*'ah 4°»
wJll ye liken God, or what l
likenefs will ye compare unto
him ?

The Roman Church
maketh graven Images

and

6 1 be <\oman Ihttrcb

and boweth down her-
ielf, and prayeth to them,
worfhipeth, kiffe^h, and
ferveth them, aijd offereth
incenfe to them: She
maketh alio Images of
God the Father in the
fhape of an old Man, hold-
ing theGlobe of theWorld
in his hand ; and of the
Holy Ghoft, in the form
of a Dove. And though
the Council of Confianti-
mple condemned the wor-
shiping of Images, and did
forbid the placing them
in Oratories and Church-
es, where the Divine Ma-
jefty is worfhipped^never-
thelefs theChurch ofRome
fets them up, and ordains
that they fliall not on-
ly be received into places

of

proved tierencK

of adoration, but alfb fhali
be adored and worfhip-
ped : and the Bull of Pope
Pius the fourth, contain-
ing the form of the Oath
fox profefling of faith,
dated at Rome in the year
1564. makes Image-wor-
fhip abfblutely neceflary
to be believed by all men,
as an Article of Faith. And
mofi firmly I avouch (faith
he ) that the Images of
Chrijl, and the Mother of
God always virgin y and the
other Saints are to be
had and retained, and that
to them honour and vene-
ration is to be given.
Then it is manifeft fhe
addeth to the holy Scrip-
ture, and thinketh above
that which is written.

And

The ^oman Church

And fhe muft not fay to
excufe herfelf, that this
forbidding is only againft
Idols, and not againft I-
mages ,. becaufe thefe
words following (nor any
Likemfs of any thing) do
contain and fignifie the
one and the other, I mean
both Idols and Images.

Likewife fhe muft not
fay that file worfhippeth
and ferveth them with a
fervice of </W*, and not
with a worfhip of A**?*'*,
for befides this diftin&ion
is new, and unufed in the
Primitive Church, and not
found in the holy Scrip-
ture ; it isalways true, the
the Roman Church add-
eth to the word of God,
and thinketh above that
which

proved Here tick. 9

which is written. It is cer-
tain, according to her own
confeflion, fhe worihipeth
with a worfhip of ***?«'*
the Images of God the Fa-
ther, the Son, and of the
Holy Ghoft , and of the
Crofs. And thefe words of
Samuel, Prepare your hearts 1 Sam. 3*
unto the Lord, , and ferve
him only , do deftroy : all
thefe diftin£tions of the
Roman Church concern-
ing the fervice of </w*
and worfhip of km?i%*.* and
that it is a flat Idolatry to
worfhip God in any Image
is exprefled and manite-
fted by the Children of
Ifraelfxhzn they made the
golden Calf to be a repre-
sentation of God i for the
B Text

io The (Roman Church

Zxed. 32. Text fheweth that it was
Idolatry, for which many
of them were plagued and
punifhed ; and yet their
meaning was to worfhip
the true God in the Calf;
for they were not fb Am-
ple as to think or believe
that that dead Idol or I-
mage was God; and there-
fore the Idolatry of the
Church of Rome is as grofs
and wicked as theirs was.

Pray let us reprefent to
our lelves two Souls , one
.Proteftant and the other
Papift, and both before Je-
fus Chrift at the fearful
day of his Judgment. If
Chrift ask the Proteftant
Soul , why fhe did not
make Images, nor bow
down

y <

proved Heretick. . 1 1

down her felf to them,
nor worfhip them, nor
ferve them ; fhe will an-
fwer him, it is becaule
thou didft fay unto me ,
thou fha.lt not make unto thee
any graven Image , or any
likenefs of any thing ; thou
/halt not bow down thy felf to
them, nor ferve them. And
if Jefus Chrift, as I flip-
pole fhould fay unto her,
thou ought to underftand
thereby Idols, and diftin-
guifh between the wor-
ship of Kdu7fHA and Aas««,
and harken unto the Ro-
man Church ; fhe will re-
ply boldly ,Lord thou didft
tell me in thy Goipel, In Mar&.j.
vain do they worfhip thee,
teaching for DocJrines the
B 2 Com-

1 i The Ionian Cmrch

Copimandment s of ■ men.
Thou didit tell me by St.

GaU i. 8. Paul, Though an Angel from
heaven preacheth any other
Gcfpel unto me , 'than that
which I have received, let
him be ac cur fed. Thou didfl:
* tell me by the fame Apo-

i c$r. 4><$ ftle, not to think of men a-
hove that which is written \
Thou didft tell men in thy

Mat. 40. Gofpel, Thott firalt rvorfhip
the Lord thy God, and him
only (halt thouferve. This
is the realbn why I have
not made Images , nor
worfhipped them, nor fer-
ved them. But what (hall
a Papift Soul anfwer,
when Jefus Chrifl: will
fpeak with her thus. I
told thee , thov {halt not
make

10,

proved Here tick . * 3

make unto thee any graven
Image, or the likenefs of any
thing that is in heaven a-
hove^ &c. I told thee, thou
jhalt not bow down thy ft If
to them , nor ferve them.
Likewife I told thee thefe
words of Ifaiahy To whom ^^ 40#
will ye liken God) or what 18.
likenefs will ye compare unto
him ? and thou haft not
kept my words. What
fhall this poor Papift an-
fwer ? I believe nothing
but that the Pope and the
Roman Church taught
him the contrary , and
Jefus Chrift will undoubt-
edly reply , feeing thou
haft preferred the Com-
mandments of the Pope
before mine ; Go away
B 3 with

14 The tifyman Church

with the Pope, and fee
whether he is able to de-
liver thee from everlaftmg
fire, and perpetual prifon.

Secondly, It is written
in feveral places of the
holy Scripture, that Jefus
Chrift is our Saviour and
Redeemer, and neither is

Act* 4. 12. there any Salvation in any
other, for there is none other
name under heaven given
among men, whereby we mu(i
beftved, as it is faid in the
Acts : It is alio declared

1 John i. in the firft of John, We

l* have an Advocate with the

Father, Jejws Chrift the
righteous y and he is the pro-
pitiation for our fins. And

1 77/3,2.$. in the firft to Timothy,
There is one Me di at our be-
tween-

proved Hwetkk. 1 5

tween God and men , the
man Chrift Jtfus. And not-
withstanding all that, the
Papifts call the Bkffed
Virgin the She-Redeemer
of the World , they lay
the Saints are in fbme way seliam. c.
our Redeemers, they put ^gL?"
their truft and confidence
in them, as we. may fee in
feveral Prayers wherein
they (peak thus. O great
Saint, in whom I put my
truft: and confidence, &c.
and they take them for
their Advocates and Me-
diators : and though Chrift
teaching his Difciples to
pray, commands them to
dire£fc their prayers to his
Father,and fay, Our Father
which art in heaven, &c.
B 4 And

And though the i
l.'iirh hy //■/'./ i •;. In m

tin hIs the Pop* to iPattt ti

his (hecks j and i 1 11 his

'l'i links w nil nu>iiL\ , u 111
haw us to ha uric

unto Saints, and taketl
fbf our Advocates and Me-
diators^ n may he leen in
the Council of
'25. It is then evident the

Roman Church addcth to
tlie holy Sbripture , and

ihinketh aIhWC that
which is written ; and (he
mufl not lav die pia\ etli

and bdggith tlie fcavQwi of
the saints , as we pray a
Friend at ( !ourt to requcft
a Kiiidnels from Jus Maic

ftyj

ilv ; lor in [\w lull pkca
ir is wmuii, //
;. mtb
i Chi (I /''
and u Is not \\ ritten that
any other isour Advocate*
Secondly , If the Kings

n Uioukl l.'iv, wlirn j

will ask my Fat her an j ft
your come ye tthto mej

and nor unto .uiothci . a
afterwards [Qme body

iliouKl go unto .mother,

Ik- Should be very Impru-
dent, Jctus C hull tpe.ilv-
ctli ihllS. < / Mkt. in

/ iVili r. i S I

Therefore wje mud

not h.ivc .mother /Vivo

cace. ( [peakiqg <<•••>/*/?.

of the woman of i 2- d*

n i Can MM.

# 5 who

.

18 The <]{pmdn Church

who though fhe were a
firmer was bold to come
unto Chrift , faith thus,
Enprudentiam hujus mulie-
ris^ non precatur Jacobumy
non fupplicat Joanni 5 non
adit ad Petrum^ nee Apo-
ftolorum ccetum rejpicit, aut.
ullum eorum ree^mrit^fedpro
his omnibu* pcenitentiam fibi
comitem adjungit, & id ip-
fum fontem progreditur. Be-
hold the wifdom of this wo-
man y /he doth not pray to
James, fhe doth not befeech
John.fhegoeth not to Peter,
fhe looketh not to the compa-
ny of the Apoftles 9 neither
doth re que ft of any ofthem°7~
but for all this fhe taketh
repentance for her compani-
on^ and goeth to the 'very
foun-

proved Hertiick* Jp

fountain it ftlf. -Ambrofe Amhrof. in
likewife anfwereth the Rm*
carnal reafbn of the Pa-
pifts. Solent, faith he, mi-
fera uti excufatione7 dicentes
per iftos pojfe ire ad Deum,
ficut per comites itur ad Re-
ges. Idea ad Regem per tri-
turns & comites itur? quia
homo utique eft Rex; adDe-
um autem, quern utique ni-
hil laiet ^fuffragat ore non eft
opus y fed mentc devota, ubi-
cunqueenim talis locutus fu*
erity rejpondebit illi : That
is^ They are wont to ufe a
pitiful excufe , faying , by
thefe ( 'Saints) they may have
aacefs jtnto God, as by Earls
thevk is aczefs tjs> 'KJngs*
Therefore it is that by Offi*
Mrs mi Earls accefsis mads

to

20 Tl)e <l{pman Church

to the Kjng^becmfe theKJng
himfelf is. a mdn ; but to
come to God*, from whom no*
thing is bid, there is no need
ofafpokefman, but of a de-
vout mind ; for wherefoever
fuch one fpeaketh to him he
will anfver him. Hereunto
I may add that which is
EuUf. 9. written m Eccleftaftes, The
dead know not any thing,
neither have any more a por-
tion for ever in any thing
that is done under the Sun*
And therefore. I may fay
the Roman G&urch in-
treateth in vain the help
of the Saints/ And the
moft u learned Do&ors
thereof cannot fay how
they may hear the pray-
ers of men * for they con-

fefc

• proved Heretick* 1 1

fefs it is not a property of
their happinefs ; and fbme
lay they fee in the face of
God, as in a looking-glafs^
all things here below.
Some fay they fee only the
things which belong to
them. Some fay God dif-
covereth to them the
Prayers of men ; fbme fay
the faithful which are up-
on the earth give notice
of their defires and minds
to the Saints, as the An-
gels do communicate their
thoughts one with ano-
ther. To make it fhort,
the Roman Church is fb
uncertain, concerning the
Saintsvtharoftentimes, as
I think, Ihe worfhippeth
andprayeth to them that

are

2 2 The G(pman Church

are now burning in ever-
lafting fire.

Thirdly, it is written in

the'firft Chapter to the

*• 3* Hebrews j. that Jefus Chrift

purged himfelfour fins \ and

John i. in St. John j His blood clean-
feth us from all fins y and

Rom. 1. 1. jn St. Paul to the Romans,
There is now no condemna-
tion to them which are in
Chrift Jefus. And in the

Revel. 14. Revelation, Bkjfed are the

*3' dead which die in the Lord,

from henceforth , yea faith
the Sprit , that thev may
rtft from their labour sy and
their works do follow thorn.

wi{d. 3. 1. And in the-book of Wif
dom canonized by the ge-
neral Council of Trent,
The fouls of the Righteous

are

proved Heretick. 23

are in the hand of Go dy and
there {hall no torment touch
them. Nevertheless the
Roman Church believeth
and teacheth that there is
a place called Purgatory,
wherein the Souls of the
Juft are tormented andaf-
fli&ed, fbme for a fhort
time, fomefor a hundred
years, Ibme for a thoufand
and upwards, and others
to the end of this world.
/ do con (I ant ly hold^ faith
Pope Pirn the fourth, find-
ing Purgatory to be very
lerviceable for his Kitchin,
there is a Purgatory , and
that the Souls there detained
are hoi fen by the ftffr ages of
the faithful. Mandat fantta conc.Tri-

Synods, faith the Council denU Sef

of2*'

24 The ^{oman Church

of Trent, omnibus Epifcopis^
ut [mam de Purgatorio do-
Elrinxm a fmftis P at rib us y
drfacris Conciliis traditam^
a Chrifti fidelibus credir te-
neri^doceri, & ubique pra-
dicari diligenter Jiudeant:
And though the Roman
Church cannot tell whe^
ther this Purgatory is in
the air, or in the earth, or
in the place wherein fins
were committed, yet fhe
faith the Pope with a little
Indulgence layed unto a
Bead, or Crofs, or Medalj
or with a Mafs laid upon
certain days of the week*
gives power to deliver
from thisPurgatory whom
he pleafeth, and when he
pleafeth. Ifaythejiin the

firft

proved Heretick. 1 5

firft place , fince this Do-
ctrine is not found in the
holy Scripture , the Ro-
man Church addeth to the
Word of God, and think-
eth above that which is
written. Secondly, I fhew
file doth deftroy her felf,
when fhe will have us to
believe under the pain of
damnation, that there is a
Purgatory. For if there be
a Purgatory, either it is
to purge fins, or to purge
the pain due unto them :
it is not for the firft , be-
caufe the Roman Church
believeth Jefus Chrift did
by himfelf purge ail our
fins ; and becaule they are
to be purged afore we be
feparated from this world.

It x

2 6 The ^oman Church

It is then for the purgati-
on of the pain ; but the
pain is puniftied and not
purged; for a Gallows is
not for the purgation of a
murther, but for the pu-
nifhmcat of it. There-
fore feeing Purgatory, ac-
cording to the Papifts, is
only for the pain due to
fins, they deftroy them-
feives, when they call it
Purgatory. For it hath no
warrant in the holy Scrip-
ture ; Chrift Iheweth but
two places, Heaven and
Hell, faying that the rich
mans foul, which was un-
merciful to Lazarus , went
after his death to Hell,
a«d there was tormented,
and that Lazarus foul (he
being

proved Heretick. 1 7

being dead) was carried
into Abrahams bofbm , a
place of joy and comfort.
To the Thief which was
executed with Chrift at
his paflion, and believed
in him, Chrift anfwered,
This day jhalt thou be with Luty 25,
me in Paradife : Which 4?*
fheweth that the fouls of
the faithful never come
into Purgatory fire, to be
burnt and punifhed; for
all their fins are forgiven,
and confequently the pu-
nifhment incident to the
fame is forgiven alfb, and
their fouls pafs from death
to life , namely Heaven.
Bkjfed are the dead which Reve'. 14.
die in the Lord, from hence- l 3*
forth they refi from their la-
bours^

.^

2 8 *lbe tf^pinan Church

bours, and their works foU
low them. If from the time
of their death they have
bleffednefs and reft, fchen
they are not in any Pur-
gatory fire to be burnt and
Jfyp. /. 5. tormented. And Aufiin
fpeaketh thus ; The fir ft
place the faith of the Cath^-
licks doth by divine Autho-
rity believe to be the Kjng-
dom of Heaven, the fecond
Hell ; a third place rve are
utterly ignorant of neither
can we find any fuch in
the holy Scriptures. And
in another place he faith,

Encbirid. j^Jat t^)ty wfccJ, (?eHeve a
ad Laurent* ^ y r , ,

c.67. Purgatory pre, are much de-
ceived, and that through a
humane conceit.. Kjiov this,
faith he, that when the foul

is

proved He re tick. 29

is feparated from the Body*dm ?' ro
J A , . . J . / , ,< 7 van* fecuu
pre jent ly it is either placed in ca« u

Paradife for its good works 0
or cafi headlong into the
bottom of Hell for its (ins.
And Jufim Martyr faith,
Pofi mortem ji at im (it bono-
rum & impicrum diftinttio^
& boni dicuntur in Paradi-
fum\ That immediately af-
ter death there is made a J e-
paration between good and
bad men, and that the good
are carried unto Paradife.

Fourthly , the Papifts
hold their General Coun-
cils and their Pope cannot
err ; but they are deceiv-
ed, for Saint Aufiin plain-
ly teacheth, that only the
Scriptures cannot err ;
General Councils , faith he,
which

^j*-'

30 The tffyman Church
Aug.^ urn. which are gathered of all the

6clnnaD^Chriftian mrld> are °ftm

natift. corrected, the former by the
latter , when by any trial of
things that is opened which
Tvasjhuty and that is known
which was hidden. If a Ge-
neral Council may be cor-
refted?as faith Auflin> ergo
it may err ; and therefore
he Ipeaketh thus to Maxi-
miand the Bifhop of the
Augxontra. Arians ; Neither ought I to
*£im- u alledge the Council of 'Nice,
nor thou the Council ofAii-
mene , to take advantage
thereby \ for neither am I
bound nor held by the autho-
rity ofthis^nor thou of that J
forfet Matter with Matter ;
Caufe with Caufe , Reafon
with Reajon j try the mat-
ter

proved Heretkk. 3 1

ter by the authority of the
Scriptures. The Council of
Constantinople condemned
the letting up Images in
the Church,and the Coun-
cil of Nice afterwards al-
lowed them. One of them
being contrary, muft needs
be erroneous. And that is
granted by it felf, when
in a fet form of prayer,
which is appointed to be
laid after every Council,
they pray, That God would & ordt.ce-
/pare their ignorance , and ^at' Con"
pardon their errors.

The Pope himfelf may Ub. ad bo-
- err. Pope Innocent im doth *f£ co™x
teach, 1 hat young children gin c.^
cannot befaved except t^ey
receive th^Baptifm ojXhrifty
and alfo theCommtmion of the

Body

3 1 The <%oman Church

Body and Blood of Chriji*

comperimus Pope Ga/atius decreed that

conftcra.de a/j theyfhouldbe Excommu-

mcated which would receive

the Sacrament of the Lords

Supper but in one kind. But

this Dofrrine is taxed for

an error by all Papifts, and

the Council of Trent made

a Decree contrary to the

Do&rine of the Pope Ge-

conc.Trid.Jafius. Si quis dixerit ex

fif 2I* £)e/* precept 0 *utl neceffitate
can. 1. r / ■ 7

Jalutu ornnes (jr Jingulos

Chrijlifideles, utramquefpe-

ciern fanciifjimi Euchariftix

Sacramenti fumere debere,

anathetna fit. Ergo the

Pope of Rome may erre ;

and we may fee it in their

Decrees, wherein it is

written, that he it to be

judged

proved Heretick- 35

judged of none except he be Far*'J.\
found erring from the faith^ 40.^. /?
whereby it appeareth that papa.
they thought he might err
in matters of faith,orelfe
that exception was put
in vain. All men are fub-
je<3: to error ; all men are
lyers in their own words,
and finners in their works,
therefore by their own
confeffion, General Coun-
cils and Popes are not in-
fallible; therefore when
they lay they cannot err,
they both contradict
themfelves and add to the
word of God, and think
above that which is writ-
ten.

They boaft alfb the
! Popes Supremacy; they
C fay

34 Tbe^oman Church

fay that the Pope hath
preheminence or authori-
ty over all the other Bi-
fhops ; but upon what
ground, I know not. They
lay it is becaufe he is Suc-
ceffor to Peter, and be-
caufe Peter had fiich a pre-
heminence and authority
over the reft of the Apo-
ftles, therefore the Pope
being his Succeffor, muft
be fb over all Bifhops. But
it is falfe that Peter had
fiich preheminence over
the reft of the Apoftles.

?rant that Chrift faid to
*eter, after he had con-
fefTed him to be that
Chrift, and the Son of the
living God, Thou art Pe-
ter 5 and upon this Rock 1

mil

pro Ved Heretick. 3 5

will build my Church ; but
thefe words give no fupe-
riority to Peter, above the
reft, only they fhew that
the Church is builded,
not upon the Perfbn of Pe-
ter, but upon the Rock,
namely upon Chrift ,
whom Peter confeffeth to
be the Son of the living
God, for as faith St. Pau/f
That Rock was Chrift, ando- x CoyaQmi
ther foundation can no man
lay, but that which is laidlCor+11'
already, namely Jefus Chrift.
And in the fecondChapter
to the Ephefians, he faith
that the Church is builded
upon the foundation of the
Prophets , and Apo files ,
Chrift Jefus himlelf being
the head ftone in the cor-
C 2 ner.

3 6 T1?e <!{c}nan Church

ner. Where then can
they find that Peter was
made Prince of the Apo-
ftles ? and had prehemi-
nence or authority over
them? they anfwer it is
when Chrift gave unto
Peter the Keys of binding
and loofing ; but hereun-
to I fay that Chrift there-
in gave no authority more
to Peter than to the reft;
for he doth not fay I give
unto thee, but I will give
unto thee, which pro-
mife was afterwards per-
formed, and when it was
performed, the Keys or
the power of binding and
loofing was given not on-
ly to Peter, but alfb un-
to all the reft together.

Go

proved Heretkk. 37

Go ye faith Chrift, unto all Ma. 28.
Nations, baptizing them in -
the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Ho-
ly Ghofl, teaching them to
obferve all things what foever
I have commanded yon. And
in the twentieth of John
he fpeaketh thus, Receive
ye the Holy Ghoft ; whatjo- John 20,
ever (ins ye remit, they are21*2
remitted unto them, and
what foever fins ye retain,
they are retained. By thefe
words we may lee that
Chrift fpeaketh unto all
the Apoftles, and not to
Peter only, and fo it is e-
vident that Peter receiv-
eth no power more than
the reft of the Apoftles j
Pray, let them tell me,
C 3 where

3 8 The ^oman Church

where was Peters Supre-
macy, when /^#/reprov-

Gal. 2. ii. ed him to his face? J
rvithftood him to his face,
faith Paul, becaufe he was
to be blamed. Where was
Peters Supremacy, when
at the Council held at Je-
rufdem where the Apo-
ftles were, yet not Peter,
but James ruled thea£H-
on, and acording to his
fentence was the Decree
made? and when there
was a contention amongft
the Apoftles, who fhould
be the greateft amongft
them, Chrift told them

iJ^ 22. plainly thefe words. The
Kjngs of the Gentiles exer-
cije Lordjhip over themy
md they thatexercife autho-
rity

proved Heretkk. Jp

rity upon them are called be-
nefailors ; but ye [hall not be mu 20>
foy but he that is greatest 5"
among you , let him be as the
younger y and he that is chief
as he that doth jerve. If -
the greateft muft be as
the leaft, what authority
hath he above the reft ?
therefore fince the Popes
Supremacy over all the
other Bifliops, is ground-
ed by the Papifts upon Pe-
ters Supremacy over the
reft of the Apoftles; and
fince Peter hath not fuch a
preheminence or authori-
ty over them, it follow-
eth that the Pope hath
none over the other Bi~
fhops.

G 4 This

4P The dUpman Church

This is confirmed by St.

Mirof. ad Hkrofm ad Eva?ramr he

Evagrm. fakh ^hat ^ £^ of

Eugubium , or any other
the ieafl See, is equal to the
Bifhop fl/Rome ; for tliey
all joyned in the lame
Commiflion , they mult
ferve in the Church, be
diligent to difcharge that
great charge in the
Church, which their Ma-
tter Jefus Chrift hath e-
qually laid upon them.
And Pope Gregory himfelf
affirmeth that whofoever
taketh the title of Vniver-
fal Bifhop to his See, he
cannot be lefs than Anti-
Qhrifl.

Therefore the Roman

Church addeth to the

Word

proved Heretickl 41
Word of God, and think-
eth above that which is
written, when fhe boaft-
' eth of the Supremacy, or
Superiority of their Popes
over all other Bifhops,
fince this do£trine hath no
ground in the holy Scrip-
tures.

Fifthly, the Church of
Rome believeth that their
Pope hath authority to
depofe Kings and Princes,
and to kill thofe that they
call Heretick. But upon
what ground, I know
not ; It is certain that in
fb doing or attempting to
do, he is both a nota-
ble Traitor unto God,
whole authority he doth
claim and arrogate; and
C 5 un-

4r The tf{oman Church

unto Princes, to whom
he is to be fiibje£t: for
the pulling down of Prin-
cefs God hath referved to
himfelf alone that power :
for it is he that putteth
down the mighty from their
feats, and exalteth them of
low degree. By mey faith
he. Kings reign r andPrin*
ces bear Dominion. He re-
moveth Kings, andfetteth
up Kings; feeing there-
fore it is God, that hath
this authority proper to
himfelf, which way can
the Pope claim it, with*
Mat. 16. out injury to the Power of
F* ■ God? they anfwer, it is,
byreafbnofhisKeys; but
they muft remember that
the Keys given, were the
Keys

proved Heretick. 43

Keys of the Kingdom of
Heaven, and confequent-
ly by authority of the Keys
he cannot meddle with
terreftrial Kingdoms to
fhut out thofe that are in
them. And he hath no
more authority by the
power of the Keys, or of
binding and loofing, than
any other Bifhop ; for the
Keys were given to all the
reft of the Apoftles as
well as to Peter; for
Chrift fpoke thus; Re-
ceive ye the holyGbofi, tvhofe John 20.
foever fins ye remit, they 2?-
are remitted unto them ,
and whofefo ever (ins ye re-
tain , they are retained.
And therefore for any Mi-
nifter of the Gofpel,there-

by

44 ■ Tfo ^pman Church

by to claim authority a-
bove another, is contrary
to the will of Chrift, for
they are all indifferently
joyned in one commiflion,.
and confequently have all
equal authority. And
therefore the Pope hath'
no more authority by the
vertue of his Keys, than
any other Bifhop, that is.
to fay, none at all to de-
pofe Kings and Princes i
his duty is rather to obey
them, and to teach the
fame obediehce to others,
as the Apoftles of Chrift
iFet.2.13. did. Submit your felvesy
faith Peter y to every ordi-
nance ofmenfbr the Lords
J^aikey whether it be to the
, KJng as Supream. And

St.

proyed Heretich 4?

St. Paul faith, Let every Rm%l~u
foulbe fub]ett unto the high-
er powers, &e. and Chrift
himfelf faid, His KJngdom j0hn 10,
w/?<s not of this world \ he 3^
refufed to be made a
King. Himfelf payed tri-
bute to C<zfar , and com-
manded others to do the
fame. If Chrift were fub-
je£t to C<efar, is it not a
fhame to the Pope to ex-
alt himfelf above C<efar, 1
I mean above a King ?
The Papifts anfwer that
he got this fbvereign au-
thority by donation from
Conftantine r but I will-
grant fbme Chriftian Em-
* peror was fb foolifh as to
give his Empire, (which
is neither likely, nor cre-
dible;

46 The ti^pman Qhurch

dible^ yet I fay it was not
lawful to take it , if he
will be a Minifter of the
Gofpel, or Succeflbr of the
Apoftles : for Chrift hath
exprefly forbidden his A-
poftles , and in them all
the Minifters of the GoP
pel, all fuch Dominions,
laying thus unto them.
M&L20.26 The KJngs of the Nations
reign over them^ and they
that be great amongft themy
bear Rule or Dominion > but
it foall not be Jo with you \
which words being prohi-
bitory, fhew that they
muft not reign like Kings
of Nations, but they muft
ferve in the Church, and
be diligent in the great
Charge, that Jefus Chrift

hath

proved Heretkk. 47;

hath laid upon them ; and
therefore the Pope hath
no Authority over Kings
and Princes, that may be
leen by thefe words of
Tertullian., Colimm Im-TmuLin
peratoremut hominemu Deo Atolo&
fecundumr & Jolo Deo mi~
nor em ; We honour the Em-
peror as the next man to
God, and inferior to God
only. And again he faith,
that Princes are a Deo fe-
cundi^pojl eum primi, ante
omnes & fuper omnes ; The
fecond to Godr the fir (I next
after Godf and before and
over all ?nen\ Optatus , optat. fm
faith , Super Jmperatorem tra* p,ar~
non ejt nip Jolm Dew, qui f-
fecit Imperatorem; There
is none above the Emperor

but

48 Tiie Q{pman Church

but God only which made the
cbryf. ad ^ Emperor ; and Chryfoftome
Horn. I. U feitli, partm nullum fuper
t err am habet, He hath no
equal on Earth. And Gre-
gory Bifhop of Rome him-
felf affirmeth, that Power
is given to Princes from
Heaven r not only over
Souldiersj but Priefis alfo ;
and therefore it is evident
that the Pope hath no Au-
thority over Kings and
Princes : nor to kill thofe
they callHeretick; for that
Do&rine which they
teach is contrary to
Ghrifts Do£trine, as we
may read in St. Luke.
lukf'9*3^- Becaufethe Samaritans
35* would not receive Jefus

Chrifthis Difciples j^\r

and.

proved Heretic k. 4p

and John feeing this, faid,
Lord wilt thou that we com-
mand fire to come down
from Heaven, and confume
them ; but Chrifi turned and
rebuked them^ and faid, ye
know not what manner of
Spirit ye are of for the Sow
of man is not come to de-
fir oy mens Lives , but to five
them. It is certain that
all Papifts are not in that
Opinion ; fbrne of them
are very good, and I know
fbme who would ftart, if
they fliould hear fuch a
Do&rine; but yet it is
clear that this Doctrine is
taught and pra&ifed a-
mongft them. Their fe-
veral Plots here in En-
gland , their Mafacres in

Zreu

5 o The Ionian Church

Inland,, France and other
Countries , as we may
read in Hiftory, and their
proper words as they are
written here, prove it evi-
dently.
Decnt. con. Si verb Dominus tempo-

uw an. rans requiCitiw & monitus
fab.Inn.pap. f ^ , r r

ctub.c/p.i. a&hcclejta, ten am Juam pur-
gar e neglexerit ab hac Here-
tics fceditate } per Metro-
politanum Excommuncatio-
nis vinculo Innodetur, & (i
fat is f ac ere contempferit, ex
tunc vafaUos ab ejus fideli-
tate denuntiet abfolutosj &
'lerram exponat Catholicis
occttpandAm ; That is> if a
I* rime being admonished and
required by the Church, {ball
refufe to purge his Country of
that foul Herefie, let him be

Ex-

pro Ved Heretick. 5 1

Excommunicated by the Bi-
/hop j and if he refujeth to
give fatisfaffion, from that
time let him pronounce his
Subjects difcharged of their
Allegiance, and expofe his
Country to be pojfejfed by the
Catholicks.*

And in the following
words great Indulgences
and Privileges are granted
to them which fhall en-
deavour to deftroy thofe
they call Hereticks. Ca-
tholic /, qui cruris affumpta
Characiere^ ad Hereticorum
exttrminium ft accinxerintf
ilia gandeant indulgentia ,
illoque Privilegiojint muni-
tiy quod accedtnttbm inTer-
r& Sanff* fubfidiam conce-
ditur. Let the Catholickfy

who

5 2 The ^pman Church

who taking the ftgn of the
Crofs, fbaS attempt to root
out the Hereticks, re Joyce
in that Indulgence ', and be
defended, with that Privi-
ledgej which is granted to
them who go to the Aid of
the Holy Land.

Therefore I conclude
. that the Pope hath no
power to depofe Kings
and Princes, nor to kill
thofe that he calls here-
tick, and that the Roman
Church addeth to the
Word of God, and think-
eth above that which is
written, and therefore fhe
is heretick. And if accord-
ing to their Do8:rine ,
thofe which are heretick
may be killed lawfully,

and

proved Heretick. 53

and their Land poffefled
by the Catholicks, they
being themfelves heretick,
as it is proved clearly, I
let to the Reader to draw
the Conclufion*.

6ly9 JefusChrift being
.about to leave the World,
and his Difciples afflict-
ing themfelves, he doth
not comfort them, by lay-
ing I leave you my Body,
under the Species of
Bread and Wine, but he
tells, them, The poor always lohn 12. 8.
ye have with you, but me ye
have not always ; I came i5. 28.
forth from the Father, and, ,
am come into the World ;
again I leave the World,
and go to the Father. He'
tells them tjhat his Fa-
ther

54 The G(prnan Church

ther will prote£t them,
and fend them his Holy
Spirit, and that he is go-
ing to prepare them a
place in Heaven, He tells
them of his Inter ceflion,
* and of his Second coming,
and that the Heaven muft
rAft. 3. 2i. receive him, until the time
of the refiitution of all
things. By thefe words it
appeareth clearly that it
is contrary to the holy
Scripture, to fay, that the
Body of Jefus Chrift is
yet upon Earth ; yet the
Roman Church believes
that Chrifts Body isftill
upon Earth in feveral pla-
ces, therefore fheaddeth
to the word of God, and
-thjnketh above that
which

proved Here tick. 5 5

which is written, there-
fore fhe is Heretick.

I know what the
Church of Rome faith for
the Proof of her Belief;
her principal Argument is
this ; Chrift took Bread and MAt.26.26
gave thanks, and f aid, Take
ye and eaty this is my Bo-
dy, which is broken for you.
Jefus Chrift faith the Ro-
man Church, is true : He
hath faid in giving the
Bread , this is my Body,
therefore this Bread ought
to be changed into the
true Body ©fj efiis Chrift ;
and tof^lhew (fhe faithj
that it is not the Figure of
Jefus Chrift, and thefe
words, this is my Body ,
are not Metaphorical (as

the

5 6 The d{oman Church

the Protectant Church be-
lieveth) becaufe he faid,
which is broken for yow ;
now it is not the Figure
of Jefus Chrift, which
was broken for us, but the
true Body.

To which I anfwer, it
is certain that Jefus
Chrift is true, and though
he faid , This is my Body
which is broken for yon, and
that it was the true Body
of Jefus Chrift which was
broken for us, and not
the Figure ; that doth not
hinder thefe words from
being Metaphorical : And
to let you fee clearly, ob-
lervemy Reafbn. This is
my Body which is broken for
youy (\s) that is to fay ,

k-

proved Here tick. 57

fignijieth or reprejenteth, as
you may fee in feveral o-
therpafTages of the Scrip-
ture, as for example in
this ; the Rock ma<s Chrift,
where this word (was)
means did fignifie or repre-
sent. Which is broken for
you^ the Relative (which)
doth not ferve to ihew
the Tranfabftantiation, or
that the Bread is changed
into the true Body of Je-
fus Chrift, becaufe it is
related to the word (Body)
and not to the proportion
This is my Body ; it hath
relation to the Attribute,
and not to the Subje£t ;
|| that which, according to
Cardinal Cajetav, hinder-
eth not this Proposition to
D be

5*8 The. doornail Church

be Metaphorical, no more
than this 9 the Rock was
Chrij} ; for if the Evan-
gelifl: had added, which
was crucified, or which
was raifed again; as the
Relative, ( which ) would
not hinder this Propofition
from being Metaphorical ;
likewife thefe words ,
which is broken for you7
hinder not the other Pro-
pofition, to be Improper
or Metaphorical.

Mark that his Body
was not broken before he
Suffered. How did he
lay then, which is broken?
before it was broken?there
is no fenfe of it but this
the Bread wras broken, and
iignihed that his Body
fhould

proved Heretich 59

fhould.be broken ; now
as the breaking of the
Bread, did fignifie the
breaking of his Body, lb
the Bread muft fignifie his
Body : But as his Bo-
dy was not broken indeed,
when the Bread was bro-
ken, fb the Bread could
not be his Body indeed,
for then his Body fhould
have been broken, when
the Bread was* broken.
If, becaufe Cfarift faith,
This is my Body, this is
my Bloody they will have
thefe words to be ex-
pounded Literally ; why
then do they not expound
the other words of Chrift
Literally alio, as concern-
ing the Cup ?. for the
D 2 Text

6o The tf^onun Church

Text faith that he took
the Cup, and faid, This is
my Blood. I am fure they
will not fay that the Cup
was the Blood of Chrift,
(as the words be) but they
will grant a Figure in
thole words, namely Con-
tinens pro Conttnto, that
by the Cup is meant the
Wine in it ; if then they
will admit a Figure in
this, why may not there
be a Figure in the other?
namely, Signatum pro Sig-
W} that thefe words, this
is my Body fhould be un-
derftood thus, the Bread i
is a Sign of my Body.

I may prove as well1

that Chrift is a Door, be-

caufe he faith, / am a

Door

proved Heretick* 6 1

Door ; or a Vine, becaufe
he faith, I am a Vine ; for
his fayings are alike ; Fi-
gurative fpeeches muft
not be conftrued Lite-
rally : Now that they
may fee, that not we on-
ly fay it is Bread and Wine nye. 27.
after Confecration, Chrifl: M'rk **
himfelf doth call it Bread 2*
and Wine after he had
given it as he did before ;
and in Mark he fays , /
will Drink no more of the
Fruit of the Vim : Here
Chrift faith, that it was
the Fruit of the Vine,
which he drank, but his
Blood is not the Fruit of
the Vine, therefore Wine
was his Drink, and not
Blood ; Therefore after
D 3 Con-

6z The ^oman Church

Confederation, Wine was
ftill Wine. And St. Vanl
faith plainly and exprefly,
that the Communicant doth
*/r **> eat Bread, ergo, it remain-
# eth Bread after the words
ofConfecration: For if it
were Tranfubftantiated
into the Body of Chrift,
then were there no Bread
to eat, but the Body of
Chrift is the thing that
fhould be eaten, and fb it
fhould not be called Bread.
What I fay ; may be
feen again by thefe words
of Jefus Chrift, when he

of Life , and that all which
would live, mujl eat him ;
his Difciples murmured
untill he expounded his
words

pro Ved Here tick . 6 £

words, and how did he
expound them ? . thus* He
that cometh unto fflh hath
eaten, and he that believ-.
eth in me hath\drank. A£
ter, when he instituted
this Sacrament in like
words y they murmured
not, which they would
as* before, if he had not
refolved them before, that
to eat his Body and to
drink his Blood, was no-
thing but to come to him,
and believe in him : Af-
ter he had laid fb, they
murmured not , becaufe
they did fee fbme rea-
fbn in it. And as it is
plainly laid, this is my Bo- John 6.6-$.
dy, fb it is plainly faid,
thefe words are Spirit, that
D 4 is

64 The G(pman Church

is they muft be under-
ftood Spiritually, and not
Literaly ; fb faith Auftin,
Augaft. Believe and thou haft eaten.
It was Chrifts manner
to teach by Similitudes,
and Figures, fhewing one
thing by another. For
example , Chrift calleth
the Lamb the PafTover,
in place whereof this Sa-
crament fucceeded , and
therefore prefently after
they had eaten the PafTo-
ver, Chrift Inftituted this
Sacrament to be ufed for
it ; Chrift, I fay, called
the Lamb the PafTover,
and yet the PafTover was
this, an Angel pafTed over
the houfes of thelfraelites,
and ftruck the ALyfgtUns ;

this

proved Here tick. 6 5

this was not a Lamb, and
yet becaule a Lamb was a
Sign of this PaiTover, as
the Bread and Wine is of
Chrifts Body, therefore
Chrift called the Lamb the
PafToverras he called the
Bread and Wine his Bo-
dy. That may be fctn
again in Circumcifion,
Baptifine, and the Cup.
For Circumcifion is called
the Covenant , and yet
Circumcifion was nothing
but the cutting away of a
skin j and the Covenant is
this, In Abrahams feed all
Nations [hall be bleffed^ I
will be their God, and they
fijall be my people r I mil
defend and jave them, and
they /hall ferve and worjhip
D 5 mc

66 Tlie <Hpman Church

me. This is not Circum*-
cifion, and yet as though
Circumcifion were the
Covenant it felf, it is
called the Covenant, be-
caufe it fignifieth the Co-
venant ; lb Bread and
Wine are called Chrifts
Body, becaufethey fignifie
Chrifts Body.

Baptif me is called Rege-
neration , and yet Bap-
tifin is a dipping our 'Bodies
in water ^ and Regeneration
is the renewing of the
mind to the Image where-
in it was created. This
is not Baptifm, and yet as
though Baptifm were Re-
generation it felf, it is
called Regeneration ; be-
caufe it fignifieth Rege-
nera-

proved Heretick. 67

neration \ fb the Bread and
Wine are called Chrifts
Body and. Blood, becaufe
they fignifie them.

And the Cup is called
the New Teftament, and
yet the Cup is but a piece
of Metal, filled with
Wine, and the New Te-
ftament is , he which Be-
lieves in the Son< of God
Jha/I bt faved. This is not
a Cup, and yet as though j
the Cup were the New
Teftament it felf, it is
called the New Tefta-
ment ; fo the Bread and
Wine are called Chrifts
Body and Blood, becaufe
they fignifie Chrifts Body
and Blood.

And this Doctrine of
ours>

68 The %oman Church

ours may be confirmed,
becaufe every Sacrament
was called by the thing
which it fignified, and yet
never any Sacrament was
taken for the thing it felf ;
what reafbn have they
then to take this Sacra-
ment for the thing it felf,
more than all the reft?
It is the confent of all
Writers,that a Sacrament
is a Sign, therefore not
the thing fignified no more
than the Bufh at theDoor,
is the Wine in the Cellar.
But what then, will
the Papifts fay, is there
nothing in the Sacrament
but Bread and Wine?
Nay, we fay not that
the Sacrament is nothing

but

proyed Heretick. 6<?

but $ bare Sign, or that
we receive no more than
that you fee ; for Chriffc
faith that itis bis Bodv, and
Paul faith, that it is the
Communion of Chrifls Body
and Blood : Therefore
there is more in Sacra-
mental Bread than in com-
mon ^read ; though the
nature be not changed,
yet the ufe is changed ;
it doth not only ferve the
Body as it did before, but
alio it bringeth a Bread
with it which nourifheth
the fbii I ; for as fiire we
receive Bread, (b fare we
receive Chrift. And you
may fee this by this Simi-
litude ;Thou haft an Obli-
gation in. thy hand, and I

ask

7Q j. uc ±\u/fiun ^rsntLU

ask thee what haft thou
there ? and thou fayft,
I have here an hundred
Pounds; why, fay I, there
is nothing but Paper, Ink
and Wax* Oh, but by
this, fayft thou, Iwillre-
cover an hundred Pounds, .
and that is as good. So
this is as good, that un-
der thefe Signs you re-
ceive the vertue of Chrifts-
Body and Blood by Faith,
as if you did eat his Body, \
and drink hisBlood indeed.

yth. This Do£trine of
Tranfubftantion is alio
contrary to the Senfes, to
Reafon and to the Holy
Fathers.

When the Church of
Rome would oblige me to

be^

proved Heretkk* 7*

believe that what my Sen-
fes behold, is not Bread
nor Wine, but the true
Body and Blood of Jefus
Chrift, it is clear that it is
contrary to them, fince
they are fenfible of the
contrary ; for my eyes fee
them to be Bread and
Wine; Ifmell Bread and
Wine ; I tafte Bread and
Wine ; and my hands feel
Bread and Wine.

They confefs with us
that it is contrary to the
Senfes, but that thisMy:-
ftery ought not to be mea-
fured by the Senfes, and
that Jefus Chrift being
true, and having taken
Bread and Wine, faying,
this is my Body, and this

is.

72 Ihe i{oman Lhurcb

is my Blood; this Bread
and 'Wine muft be chan-
ged into his Body and
Blood : that indeed it is
contrary to the Senfes,but
they ought not to be
Judges in the Myfteries of
Faith.

I anfwer that Jefus
Chrift made ufe of the
Senfes to prove to his A-
poftles, that he was not
a Spirit; but a Body , when
he faith to them, handle
luk- 24« me and fee, for a Spirit hxth
not fl-fb and boms is ye fee
?ne h.iv? ; and if the Fa-
thers difputing againft the
Marctonttts and Eutichi-
ms, the former of which
believed that Jefus Chrift
had not a true body,

but

J2

proved Heretick. 7 3

but only the appearance ;
and the latter, that the
fubftance of his body was
changed into the Cod-
head, after his Refurrefti-
on : they made life of the
fame words of Jefus
Chrift, handle me and feey
for a Spirit bath no flefo
and bones as ye fee me have.
To prove the falfity of
their belief, I may, after
their example, make ufe
of my Senfes in the Sacra-
ment of the Eucharift, and
fay, to let the Church of
Rome- know, that what
they believe to be the true
Body and Blood of Jefus
Chrift, is truly Bread and
Wine, handle and fee.
They fay befides that,
the

y 6 The tftyman Church

ther , as the Church of
Rome would have which
faith and obligeth to be-
lieve, that the Body of Je-
ius CI -lift is fubftaatially
in Heaven, and Earth,
and in every pLce, where
the Pneft pleafeth to
Confecrate, or pronounce
thefe words , This is my
Body j this is my Blood ; and
in every part of the Con-
fecrated Bread ; fb that if
you divide it into a thou-
land parts, it is there in
every part wholly : it is
that which is contrary to
reafbn, becaufe according
to reafbn, a body of fix
foot in dimenfion, cannot
occupy no more place,
than the circumference of

fix

proved Heretick. yy

fix foot; and though it may
be fiicceflively in feveral
places, yet it cannot at the
lame time.

And thefe words of
Peter, whom the Heaveil A%% 3, 22.
muft receive until the
times of reftitution of all
things prove my fayings
evidently. For if his Bo.-
dy be in Heaven, and that
he hath a true Body fas all
men know he hath) how
can it be that it fhould be
both in Heaven and in
Earth, as touching his Bo-
dy, at one time? for
though he have a glorifi-
ed Body, yet he retaineth
the nature and property of
a true Body ftill, which
can be but in one place at
once

78 The Ionian Church

once, and fo faith Aufiin^
Aug. in Corpus Domini in quo re-
tft 2 fafexit > uno t Ant um loco
ejfe pot eft ; The Body of the
Lord wherein he rofe again ,
can be but in one place only.
Secondly, It isagainit
reafon, becaufe it maketh
Accidents exift without
any Subject \ it is the na-
ture of Accidents to be
joyned to their Subject : as
for example, it is the na-
ture of the whitenels of
a ftone to be joyned to the
ftone ; lb that if you de-
ftroy the nature or fiib-
ftance of the ftone, you
muft of neceflity deftroy
its whitenefs, and other
its Accidents, and accord-
ing to the opinion of

mo-

proved Here tick. 79

modern Philofbphers, who
lay that Accidents are no-
thing elie than matter
modified, that is to fay, as
it is difpofed to this or
that fafhion, it folio weth
that Matter cannot be de-
ftroyed without its Acci-
dents being dettroyed
likewife with it. It is the
opinion of Irxneus, who1***'**
faith, that we cannot confi-
der water j without its hu-
midity^ nor fre without
heat, nor a (lone without
hardnefs ; theft things be-
ing fo united \ that the one
cannot be without the other y
but that they muft exifi to-
gether. And the Church
of Rome teacheth the con-
trary, for in their myftery

of

8 o The Ionian Church

ofTranfubftantiation,they
put the Accidents with-
out any SubjeQ: ; they put
colour and quantity with-
out matter, fmell and tafte
without fubftance; hard-
nefs and humidity with-
out there being any thing
that is hard and moift,
which I may very well fay
or affirm is contrary to
reafbri.

Ninthly, Likewife it is
contrary to the holy Fa-
thers ; they fay that the
Eucharift Confederated is
Bread, fiich as we eat
and which fatisfieth the
Belly.
ThzodJiatr Theodore t faith, Neque
2t enim figna myftica poft. Jan-

Eiifictfiontm recedunt a na~

tura

proved Here tick- 8 i

tura fua, manent enim in

friore fubftantiay figura dr

forma, & videri & tangi

poffmt ficut friths, that is,

The myjlical figns after con-

fecration do not depart from

fheir nature, for they abide

(till in their former fub-

ft am, figure and formy and

may be both feen and felt as

before.

The fame Theodoret ToeodJiai.
faith , that Jtfa Chrifi u
hath honoured the vifible
Symbols with the name of his
Body and Blood, not in
changing their nature, but in
adding grace to it.

Chryofiome faith thatdw/iO-
the myftical Simbols do?lft:adc*m
not lofe their proper ria- *
ture, but remain in their
E firft

Eutich.

8:2 The (lyoman Church

firft fubftance, as the Bo-
dy of Chrift hath pre-
ferved the true iubftance
of a Body, when it was
glorified.
Topi GiU And Pope Gelafim faith,

l&. nit. tllat the Confecrated
aivirfus. * Bread is honored with the
^hrt name °f the Body of the
Lord, and yet the nature
of Bread remaineth in it ;
non defwit, inquit^ftbftan-
tia vel natura Panis & Vi-
ni : & certe, Imago & ft-
militudo Corporis & San-
guinis Chrift h in aclione
mifteriorum Corporis Chri-
fti Celtbratur. The fib-
ftance, faith he, or nature of
Bread and Wine doth not
ceafej and verily there is the
Image And Similitude of the

Body

proved Fleretick* 8 3

Body and Blood ofChrifi
celebrated in the aft ion of
the my ft tries of the Body of
Chrifi.

Qrigines faith thus, the origins in
Bread that is fan&ified ^•I5-
with the word of God, as
touching the material
fubftance thereof, goeth
into the belly, and forth a-
gain like other meats.

Chryfofiome writing to chrifoft. to
the people of Antioch, *' jjf^
falthyGodgiveth m things Hom. 6.
fpiritaal under things vifi-
ble and natural; and again.
Being fanctified, it is deli-
vered from the name of
Bread, and is exalted to the
name of the Lords Body, al-
though the nature of the
Bread ft ill remaineth.

E 2 Jufiin

84 The ^oman Church
juffm Bi- Jpfiin Martyr Bifhop of

Sand I*** faith, that OUT fijb IS
Martyr, nourijhed with the Cup ,
which is the Blood ofChrift,
and is increafed with the
Bread which is the Body of
thrift. This paffage cte-
firoyeth thofe of the Ro-
man Church , who be-
caufe they believe that the
Bread and Wine are
changed into the Body
and Blood of Chrift, are
compelled to fay that our
Body is not nourished with
the Bread and Wine but
with their Accidents, or
by fome Subftance tha|L
God createth.
Ten. lib. 4. Tertullian faith, Jefus
*dv-M'rc' Cbrift took the Bread, and
giving tt to his Dijciples

made

proved Hcretkk. 8 5

made it his Body, faying this
is my Body > that is to fay,
ffaith Tert.) the figure of
my Body.

And Auftin faith, Non Aug. con,
dubitavit dominws dicerey Aiiam*
hoc eft Corpus meumr cum
daret fignum Corporis fiii.
The Lord doubted not to fay ,
this is my Bodyjvhen he gave
but thefign of his body.

Chrifti miranda patient ia l^m l*
adhibuit Jflldam ad convi- Ja
viumy in quo Corporis &
Sanguinis fui figuram difci-
pulis tradidit. The admira-
ble patience of Chrift, (faith
Jtftuftin) admitted Judas to
'the banquet^ wherein he de-
livered to his Dijciples the
figure of his Body and Blood. l^m EP*$<
m He faith that the Sacra- *****
E 3 ment

8 d The Ofyman Church

ments are called by the
name of the things they
reprefent.

The Sacrament then
of the Lords Supper may
be taken either conjun-
ctively with what it re-
prefents, and in this fenfe
it is (aid to be the Body
and Blood of Chrift - or
(eparately from the things
which it fignifieth, and in
this fenfe, it is the type,
the fymbole, or figure of
the Body and Blood of Je-
fus Chrift : and that is to
be feen in the affairs of the
World, where we fay,
the letters which are
brought, wherein is con-
tained the pardon, which
the King giveth to a Cri-

mi-

proved Heretkk* 17

minal, are the Kings par-
don.

Baronim faith>thatT/;e^ Baron, an.
dore Bifhop of Rome, forJfgJs.Sl
the Condemnation of Py- $.
r^r, and the Council held
at Conftamwople for the
Condemnation of Rhotius,
took the ConfecratedCup,
and poured ink into it, and
having dipped their Pens
into thefe two mixt li-
quors, they fubfcribed the
Depofitions of thefe men.
If they had believed that
the confecrated Wine was
the blood of Jefus Chrift,
^as now the Church of
Rome believeth, is it cre-
dible that they would
have mixt ink with it, and
dipped their Pens with it ?
E 4 no,

1 8 The QUpman Church

no, it is not to be believed,
for the Church of Rome
would not do fo now, but
would believe they fhould
commit an horrible Sacri-
ledge.

That which confirms
all that I am about to al-
ledge from the Fathers a-

§ainft the pretended my-
;ery of Tranfubftanti-
ation, is, that when they
difputed againft Idolaters,
they confuted them with
thefe words ; Why do ye
adore what your hands have
made^ and which hath nei-
ther fpeech, nor motion^ and
which is fubjeff to fire, and
to corruption^ and to bejtul-
len aivay by Thieves? If
at that time, they had be-
lieved

proved Here tick. 8 ^

lieved that Jefus Chrift
had been under the Acci-
dents of Bread and Wine,
and if the fathers had
taught that Do£trine, it
is moft certain the Idola-
ters would have retorted
their argument, and have
laid, that the God which
they adored in the Bread
was a work of their own
hands, which hath nei-
ther fpeech, nor motion,
but was fubjeQ: to cor-
ruption, to fire, and to be
ftolen away ; but we do
not find they made liich
an Anfvver. Therefore it
is a fign that this Do-
ftrine was not taught by
the Fathers but was con-
trary to them. Moreover
E 5 if

if they had believed Tran-
fubftantiation, that is to
fay, the changing of the
Bread and Wine into the
true Body and Blood of
JefusChrift, they would
not have failed to inftrufl
us that a body is under a
point, that it hath Acci-
dents without any fubjeft ;
that it is after the manner
of a Spirit ; they would
have taught us what nou-
rishes our bodies in the
receiving oftheSacramentr
and from whence come
the worms which are in-
gendred in the Bread ;
they would have told us
what kind of a£tion it is
w hich maker h Chrift ex-
ift under the Species of
Bread

proved Here tick . p I

Bread and Wine ; whe-
ther it was a Reproduction,
or Adduction fix Vbification?
I fay they would have
taught us all thefe things,
fince the Church oHlomcy
giveth now a particular
Jnftru&ion in it : now
fince they were as wife
and learned, as the preient
Dofrors of the Church oi
Rome now , and fince t'Ifey,
faid nothing; of it, it is a
mark that this Doctrine
was contrary to their opi-
nion.

And when they dis-
puted again ft the Marci-
onites and Eutichhns the
former of which believ-
ed that Jefus Chrift had
not a true Body, but only

an

9* The <I{oman Church

an appearance ; and the
latter that the fubftance
of his body was changed
into the Godhead after
his Refurre£tion ; they al-
ledged thefe words of our
Lz\+ 24. Lord, Handle me and fee,
&• for a Spirit hzth no fie/b and

bones as ye fee me have. If
they had believed that in
ti.^Lords Supper the Ac-
cidents had continued
witnout the fubftance of
Bread and Wine (as the.
prefent Church of Rome
believ7es) the Mar donates
would not have failed to
afledge this example to
prove that the fenfes per-
ceived in Jefus Ghrift an
appearance of a body
without reallitv, as they

did'

proved Heretick. 9$

did fee in the Lords Sup-
per an appearance of
Bread and Wirie when
they were not really there.
But fo it is that they did
never al ledge fuch an ex-
ample ; therefore I may
ttuly fay that this was not
the belief of thofe times,
and that it was contrary
to the opinion of the anti-
en t Fathers.

And to fhew you the
right Father of Tranfub-
ttantiation, it was one of
the dreams of Innocentim
the third in the year of
our Lord 121^. So many
years palled before Tran-
fiibftamiation was named^
and then a Pope fet it firft
on foot ; fo it came out of
Rome,

c>4 H?e ^omin Church

Rome y and for want of
Scriptures hath been de-
fended with Fire and
Sword.

You fee then that the
Do&rine of Tranfubftan-
tiation is contrary to the
holy Scriptures ; andfince
notwithiianding the Ro-
man Church doth believe
it, it is evident they add
to the word of God, and
think above that which is
written , and therefore
they are Heretick.

The Roman Church
doth not only think above
that - which is written,
and add to the word of
God; but alio diminifli-

c^c. you evidently.

Firft,

proved Heretich 6 5

Frft the Apoftle of the
Gentiles will not only have
us to fpeak in the Church
with a known tongue;
but alfb he fheweth the
confufion of them which
fpeak in an unknown. Ex-
cept Pipe or Harp, faith he,
give diflinciion in the founds
how (hall it be known what
is piped or harped ? if the
Trumpet giveth an uncer-
tain found, who (hall prepare
himfelf to the Battle ? So
likewife you, except ye utter
by the tongue words eafte to
be under floods how fhall it
be known what is fpoken ?
for ye (hall fpeak into the
air. 1 thank my God, faith
he, I fpeak with tongues
more than you all, yet in

the

9 6 The ^orhan Church

the Church 1 had rather
fpeak Jivt words with my un-
der ft \wding y that by my
voice I rmoht teach others
alp), then ten thouf and words
in an unknown tongue. And
the Roman Church muft
not fay St. Paul thereby
fpeaketh concerning Ser-
mons , and confequently
doth not fpeak againft her,
becaufe fhe preacheth in
known tongue,for St. Paul
Ipeaketh concerning Pra-
yers, Rfalms, andThankf-
givings. // Iprajj faith,he
r. 14. 15. ^ an unknown tongue ^ my
1 6' fptrit prayeth, hut my under-

ftanding is unfruitful. H hat
is it then ? / will pray with
thefyirityind I will pray with
the under Jlanding alfo \ I will

pro Ved Heretick . 9 7

(ing rvitb the Spirit^ and I
will ftng with the under -
flanding alfo ; elfe whtn
thou jhalt bltfs with the Spi-
rit r how (hall he that occupi-
eth the room of the unlearn-
ed fay Amen at thy giving of
thanks , feeing he under-
fiandeth not what thou fay-
eft ? And notwithftand-
ing this ordinance of Paul
and the confufion of them
which go againil it, as it
is declared by the com-
parifons of the Pipe, Harp,
and Trumpet, the Roman
Church prayeth, fingeth^
and giveth thanks in an
unknown tongue : and
though in the Primi-
tive Church the Bleflings
and other common Pray-
ers

9 8 The (fio man Church

ers were performed in the
Gnt^r. vulgar tongue, & lingua
i!fca?'l6i auditor thus non tgnota omnia
peragebantiir^ & confuttudo
itaferebat ut tot a Ecciefa (i-
?<:i;d pfalitret^ all things were
difpatcht in a Ungnage not
unknown to the people y and
the cuftom^was that the whole
Church did fmg together.
And a multitude of their:
Authors acknowledge ,
that the publick prayers
in the firft age were in a
tongue, that the people
underftood. And though
An ft in faith, Deus vult ut
quod canamusy intelligamus,
dr human* ratione, non qua-
ft avium 'voce canamus \
God requires thxt we under-
(land what wt ftng, like men

en^

proved Here tick. 99

endued with reafony and not
chatter like birds.

Neverthelefs, when the
BiOiops of Rome had
mounted themfeives to an
eminent degree of gran-
deur in the world, then
nothing would ferve their
turns, but they muft be
giving Laws , and pre-
bribing Rules, though ne-
ver fb irregular and unrea-
fcnable j and asConquerors
ufually bring in, and oft
tentimes impofe their own
language, on thofe they
have fubdued, and intied
for their Slaves ; fo the
Popes made it their bufi-
nefs to plant their Roman
Rites , Ceremonies and
Language in what other
Church*

I o o The %omm Church

Churches they could, that
the fame might afterwards
ferve as an argument of
their JurifdiQiion, and the
others dependence.

It is then manifett the

Rpman Church diminifh-

ethfrom the Word of God,

and thinketh above that

which is written.

Secondly, St. PW writes

al of 2. to the QolofJiansJLet no man

judge you in meat or drink ;

i cor. to. and to the Corinthians,

24-25'2 7- Whatsoever is fold in the

Shambles j that eat ^asking no

quefiionfor confciencefake.if

any of them that believe not \

bid you to a feafl^ and ye be

difpofedtogOj whatfoever is

ftt before youy eat, asking no

qnejtion for confcience fake ;

and

frovcd Heretic k. i o i

and writing to Timothy y he l TimoH-
faith , every creature of God 4'
is good , and nothing to he
refufedj if it he received with
thank [giving. And con-
cerning Marriage,he faith,
Have tve not power to lead a-
bout a Sifter ', a Wife, as well
as other Apoftles^ and as the
Brethren of the Lord and
Cephas. And a Bifhop can i Timot.$.
be the husband of one wifey
and in the thirteenth to
the Hebrews, Marriage is
honourable in all, and the bed
undt fled ; but Whoremon- Hebr. 1 3 4.
gers y and Adulterers God
will judge ; and writting to
Timothy , he faith, forbid- 1 r/mot. 4.
ding to marry y and com- 3,<5*
manding to abfiain from
meats y is a Doctrine of De-
vils

102 The ^oman Qmrch

vils ; if thou puttefi bre-
thren in remembrance of
theft things, thou (halt be a
good Mini fier ofJefusChrif
nourifbed up in the words
of faith, and of good Do-
cirine, whereunto thou hafi
attained. And Jefus Chrift
himfelf honoureth fb
much the marriage of the
Priefts, that he chooiesthe
Son of the high Prieft,^-
chariasy to be his forerun-
i cor. 1-2. ner. Becaufe of fornication ',
JaithPzul let everyman have
his own wife ; that is, who-
ever hath not the gift of
continency,\vhether Cler-
gy or Lay-man ; fb faith
Chrjfj/l.hom.ig.upon thefe
words. And the Roman
Church commandeth to
abftain

proved Pier e tick. 103

ftain from meat in certain
time and days, and all
Bifhops and Priefts to mar-
ry ; and in the Council of
Nice, of which the Eccle-
fiaftical Hiftorian Socrates
lib. i.e. 11. writes thus.
It pleafed fome of the Bi-
fhops to bring in a New
Law into the Church,that
thofe that were dedicated
to the holy Miniftry, isix,.
Bifliops, Priefts, or Eiders,
and Deacons fhould not
fleep any longer with their
wives : ButPaphmtius an
EgyptianBiihop, who had
one of his eyes pluckt out
formerly for the Teftimo-
ny of Jefus, ftood up in
oppofition thereunto, cry-
ing out aloud, that they
fliould

1 04 The ^onuin Church

fhould not impofe fo hea-
vy a yoak, for the Marri-
age Bed was honourable,
and Matrimony unpollu-
ted, left with too much
precifenels they fhould ra-
ther hurt the Church ; for
all men could not bear the
exercife ofContinency,and
that accompanying with
mans lawful wife, was not
breach of chaftity. Which
prevailed fo far, that the
Council acquiefcing in his
opinion, only decreed that
Clerks fhould not accom-
pany with other women,
befides their wives.

But Gregory the leventh
by cruel decrees of Ex-
communication, deprived
Iviinifters of their lawful
wives,

proved Here tick. 105

Wives, and compelled the

Clergy to the Vow of Con-

tinency ; and the Council

of Trent forbids Marriage

unto all thole that are in

Orders, andcurfeth thofe

that fay that they may

marry. Si qim dixerit Cle- cone. trid.

ricos in facris Ordmibus con- f^ 2^

jtitutoS) i/el ReguUres cajti-

tatem folemniter "profeffos

pojfe Matrimonium contra,-

\ herejcontraffumqu.e validum

ejfe^non obftante Lege Eccle-

fi.tftica vdVotojfr oppofitum

nihil aliwd ejfe qtiam damna-

re Matrimonium , pojfeque

omnes contrahtre Matrimo-

nlum^qiunonfentiunt fe ca-

ftitatis j etiamfi voverint,

habere dommi^ Anathema fit.

It is then manifeft the Ro-

F man

to6 The (t{o7?ian Church

man Church diminifheth
from the Word of God,
and thinketh above that
which is written.

She forbiddeth alfb the
reading of the holy Scrip-
tures to the common Peo-
ple ; and in the Council of

ccns.rrid-Trevt, it is written, if the
reading of the holy Scrip-
ture, is permitted indiffe-
rently in a known Tongue
amongft all People, it will
be more hurtful than pro-
fitable. And fb the Roman
Church is wifer than St.

John$^9--J°^i which faith, Search
the Scriptures , for in them
ye think yehaije eternal life ;
and wifer than St. Paul,
who writing both to the
Bifhops, and all his Bre-
thren.

proved Heretick. 107

thren, either Men or Wo-
men, either young or old,
ipeaketh thus : I charge you \ Thtfo.
by the Lordfhat this Epiftk 2?#
be read unto all holy Bre-
thren ; and writing to the
Coloffians, he faith, When coiojf. 4.
this Epiftle is read among ft l5#
you, caufe that it be read alfo
in the Church of the Laodi-
ceans, and that ye likewife
read the Epiftle from Lao-
dicea.

The People of Berta
were highly commended
that they learched the
Scriptures, to fee whether
thofe things were true or Aft. 17.
no, which Paul himfelf
teacheth. For whofbever
he be, though he were an
; Angel from Heaven, if he
F 2 teach

1 06 The ^{oman Church

man Church diminifheth
from the Word of God,
and thinketh above that
which is written.

She forbiddeth alfb the
reading of the holy Scrip-
tures to the common Peo-
ple ; and in the Council of

mc.Trid.Trevt, it is written, if the
"reading of the holy Scrip-
ture, is permitted indiffe-
rently in a known Tongue
amongft all People, it will
be, more hurtful than pro-
fitable. And fb the Roman
Church is wifer than St.

'JohnM9:J°hvj which faith, Search
the Scriptures, for in them
ye think yehalje eternal life ;
and wifer than St. Paul,
who writing both to the
Bifhops, and all his Bre-
thren,

proved Heretick* 107

thren, either Men or Wo-
men, either young or old,
fpeaketh thus : I charge you 1 Mtfo.
by the Lor df hat this Epiftle 2?#
he read unto all holy Bre-
thren ; and writing to the
Coloffians, he faith, When coioff. 4.
this Epiftle is read among ft l6%
yott) caufe that it be read alfo
in the Church, of the Laodi-
ceans, and that ye likewife
read the Epiftle from Lao-
dicea.

The People of Ber.ea
were highly commended
that they fearched the
Scriptures, to fee whether
thofe things were true or Act. 17.
no, which Paul himfelf
teacheth. For whofbever
he be, though he were an
I Angel from Heaven, if he
F 2 teach

io 3 The %pman Church

teach Matters contrary to
the DoQrine of the holy
and Canonical Scriptures,
we are to hold him accur-

Gai.lt 8. fed; as the Apoftle of Jefiis
Chrift commandeth} and
the Church of Rome for-
biddeth them to thecom-
rnon People, faying, it is
perilous,it caufeth fchifms,
Se£ts,and Herefies.as if file
were wifer than Chrift,
St. Jofm and St. Paul.

Mau 26. Thirdly, We read in St.

27* M'ttthewfihrifl took the Cup

and gave it to them, faying,
drink ye all of it ; and the
Ro?nav Church will have
no body to drink of the
Cup but the Priefh; think-
ing Jefus Chrilt fpake to
the Priefts only, when he

faidg

proved Heretic k. * 09

folder ink ye a/iofit,B\lt St.
Paul writing to the Covin- 1 cm* 2.8.
thians y amongft whom
were more Laicks thag
Priefts, fheweth the con-
trary, faying, Let a;man
examine hiwfelf a -id Jo let
him eat of that Bread? arid
.drink of thai Cyp And
though in the general
Council of Confiance^ the cone. tmf.
Roman Church doth con- */is*
fefs this holy Sacrament
, was received in the primi-
tive ; Church with the
Bread and the Cup, yet
in the general Council of
Trent fhe fpeaketh thus : cone. TtU.
If any man faith, that thes*»'2u
Catholick Church had nojuft
Reafons to give the Commu-
nion to the Laicks,and Clerks
F l who

ill *lhe tf^pman Church

above that which is writ"
ten ; the Church of Rome
taking away the Cup from
the common People , and
from the Clerks which are
not Priefrs, it is clear that
fhe diminifheth from the
holy Script ure,fince we are
commanded to drink of the
Cup ; for, as it is faid here
above, Chrift faith, Drink
ye all of it ; and St\ Paul
fpeaking indifferently unto
all, fays thus ; Let a man
examine himfelf and fo let
him eat of that Bread, and
drink of that Cup ; and con-
fequently it is manifeft,
that flie is Heretick.

They fay , the true
Church of God here upon
Earth is vifible to the out-
ward

proved Lleretick..

ward eye^ and was fo alT
ways ; and fo they tell us,
that our Church is not the
true Church of God, be-
caufe it was not always y£
fible to the outward eye ;
for where was your
Church (iky they) before
Cdvjn^ Luther, and thofe
that you call Reformators ?
To which Ianfwer, That
though the true Church
of God here Militant upon
Earth were always?yet Hie
was not always vifible to
the outward eye ; pray fpt
them tell me, where the
Church was vifible, when
being gathered at Jerxfa-
/emxhtYQ aroie a great: Per-
.fecution againfi her, in fo
much as they were ail fcat-
F 5 ter'd;;

II

1 1 4 The %pman Church

ter'd : for as it is faid in the
rA8s2.i. Acts y At that time there
was ferfecution againfi the
Church that was at Jerufa-
lerny and they were all fcatte-
red abroad throughout the
regions of Judea and Sama- *
ria. Where was the
Church of God vifible
when Jefus Chrift was
fmitten, and all the reft
were fcattered and hid, as
it is written in Mark ?
Where was the Church
vifible in the time of Eli as
theProphet,when he com-
plained that he was left
i Kings alone ? 0 Lord fzid he,they
have for fake n thy Covenant ;
they have dejlrvyed thine
• Altar s^and flaw thy Prophets
with the frord} and lam left

io.ir.

alone.

proved Here tick * I if

alone. By thefe words,/ am
It ft done, every body may
fee that Eli as knew not
where was the trueChurch
of God \ though as it is ma-
nifeft by the Anfwer
whichGod gave him,there
were, befides him, leven
thoufand true worfhippers
of God yet remaining ,
which had not bowed their
knee to Baal. The true
Church of God then may
be,though fhe is not vifible
to the outward eye, So was
the Primitive "Church, in
the time of the Heathen
Emperors ; fo fhe was in
the days of Queen Mary
here in England \ io file
was in the other Times,
when fhe was perlecuted

by

1 1 6 The tftyman Church

by the Romifb Popes ; and
ib (he was before the days
of Calvin, Luther, and all
the other Reformators; (he
had her fecret Meetings
andAfTemblies,th€ugh un-
known to her PerfecutorSy
there were in thofe days
many true worfhippers of
God, which were not par-
takers of the Errors and
Corruptions of theChuah
ofjR^e,and who had their
fecret Meetings amongft
themfelves , though they
were unknown, though
they were not vifible to.
the Papifts. And therefore
they do not conclude well,
when they hold ftifly that
the Church of England, is
aot the true Church of
God,

proved Heretick. i * 7

God y becaufe before the
days of ^ Cdv in ^Luther ^ and
other Reformators,fhe was
not vifible to their eyes ;
feeing I have proved clear-
ly that a Church may be
a true Church of God,
though not vifible to the
outward eye.

They hold befides^their
unwritten Traditions to be
received with equal and
like Authority ,as the holy
Scripture ;and confequent-
ly, they hold the, facred
Scripture to be imperfect,
and not contain all things
neceflary to Salvation,
That this is theirDcclrine, .
maybefeen in xhz Council Co^n-
of Trent Joy thefe following J^#r#
words i Nee non traditione* 4. Stfi

1 8 The Oxonian Church

ipfts, turn ad fidem turn ad
mores pertinentes, tanquam
vel ore tenusfi Chriftoyvela
Spiritu Santlo dictitas, &
continue fuccefjione in Rcck-
fta Catholica Confervatas,
-pari pet at is affect u ac reve-
rent iafufcipit ac veneratur.
That isyThis general Council
receiveth and honour eth with
an equal piety and reverence
the Traditions as well be-
longing to faith as manner s7
as they were dictated by the
Holy Ghofty or by the very
mouth ofChri/ly and kept in
the 'Catholick Church by a*
continual S'tcct/Jijn. And a-
gain in this fame Seflion,
Qui traditiones prddittas
fciens & prude ns contempfe-
r it, Anathema jit. Whofoever
know-

proved Heretick. i 1 9

knowing the faid Traditions,
and {ball furpofely contemn
them, let him be Anathema.
And Pope Leo the fourth,
faith thus, He that receiv-
eth not without difference the
Popifh Canons ,as well as the
four Gojpehybelieveth not a-
right, nor holdeth the Catho-
lic/? Church effectually ; and
fb they do not hold the ho-
ly Scriptures to be perfeft,
and to contain all things
neceffary to Salvation ,
which is againft thefe
words of John^ Thefe things
are written that ye may be-
lieve, and that in believing
you may have life eternal.
Contrary to St, Paul, who 2 Tim. 3.
faith, Thou haft known the 1 5'
holy Scriptures , which are

able

i 20 The Q^pman Church

able to make thee wife unto

Salvation through Faith

which is in Chrifi *Jefu4.

chifof. h And contrary to::hryf)fio?n,

Mat. 24. wj faith mMtfoever n
Horn. 4. > J .

requijite for our Salvation is
contained in the Scriptures :
idem in 2. And in another place he
Tbefii. fpeaketh thus ; All things
are clear and mrmftfl in the
Scriptures ;, and what foever
things are needful, are mani-
fcfl th*re.

Therefore I conclude
thus, fince.as faith Ir.eneus,
1 . 5 . C . 1 7 . FL re tici font qiu
fupra Script/tram fapinnt ;
and fince that Church is
Heretick which is obfti-
nate in her Errors ;j and :
fince that Church is obfti-
nate in her Errors, which
refu-

proved Heretic h 121

refufeth to obey the holy
Seripture in feveral points
both of faith and practice ;
and iince that Church re-
fufeth to obey the holy
Scripture which addeth to
the Word of God, and di-
minifheth from it , and
thinketh above that which
is written ; for God faith,
Te fba/I not add unto the But. 4.2*
word which I command you,
neither (hall you diminiffr
from /V.The RommQhxkx&i
adding to the Word of
God.and diminifhing from
it,and thinking above that
wrhich is written, (as I have
provM clearly)it follo\veth
that fhe refufeth to obey
the divine and facred Scri-
ptures ; and ccnfequently,

that

12 2 The <3i(pman Church

that fhe is obftinate in her
Errors ; and therefore that
file is Heretick. I could lay
more,but I think this Effi-
cient to prove what I did
undertake in this fmall
Treatife.

Ifc is then with good rea-
fbn I am gone out of that
Communion ; when I was
amongftthem, I dare fay,
both my Ignorance and
Zeal were fuch thefe laft
few years, that the fpecial
Motives which induced
me to enter into a Covent,
being about 1 7 years old,
was to Preach the Holy
Gofpel unto them that I
did believe deceived, and
to give the light of the
Truth

proved Heretick* 123

Truth to the Protefiants,
which I thought to live
amidft the darfcnefs of Ig-
norance. I continued in
that relblution about 11
years, and being ready to
perform it , that which
happened toSt.PW,a!moft
happened unto me ; for as
he went unto the High-
Prieft, and defired Letters
from him to Damafcus to
the Synagogues, that if he
found any of this way,
whether they were Men
or Women,he might bring
them bound unto Jerufa-
km ; and as he came near
Damafcus, fuddenly fhined
round about him a light
from Heaven;he fell to the
earth, and heard a voice

lay-

124 T^-e ^{pman Church

faying unto him,*SW,vSW,
why perfecute& thou me ?
it is hard for thee to kick
againft the pricks ; and he
trembling faid, what wilt
thou have me to do, O
Lord ? the Lord faid unto
him, Arife and go into the
City, and it fliall be told
thee what thou muft do :
The men which were in
journey with him?brought
him mtoDamafcusJaz there
received his fight by Ana-
nias, and was filled with
theHoly Ghoft,and having
lived certain days with the
Difciples which were at
Damafcus , he Preached
Chrift,whom he did perfe-
cute, that he was the Son
of God. And when I was

rea-

proved Here tick* 115

ready to ask and receive
Letters to lurky or Eng-
landy that I might bring
unto the Roman Church
thole that I could find le-
parated from her,whether
they were Men orWomen,
and being ready to per-
form my relblution ,1 heard
an inward voice faying un-
to me,Thy zeal is not juft,
thole which thou wilt
perfecute , are the true
Children of God ; aftonifh-
ed by that voice which
(poke to my heart, Ian-
fwered, Lord Jet me know
the truth ; and after I had
leveral times inftantly
begged that favour from
the Lord, his Divine Pro-
vidence prefented me two
Books,

i z 6 The fyman Church

Books, The Perpetuity of Faith%
written by one Claude Minifter
living at Park i and Calvin's
Institutions ', and after I had ex-
amined , and compared thefe
two Books with the holy Scrip-
ture, and difcours'd fome few
days with the faid Claude^ Mi-
nifter, I found that this inward
voice which fpoke to my Heart
was truei therefore leaving my
firft refolution 1 came into Eng-
hnd^not that I might bring un-
to the Roman Church thofe that
I fhould rind feparatedt from
her, but that I might feparate
them, thatl (hould find of that
Communion.

I thank God , becaufe he
made me know the truth, and I
will give him thanks as long as
I live i it is certain I am out of
my Countrey , and fcparated
from my Friends and Kindred j
it is5 becaufe they would not

give

proyed Here tick. 117

give me leave to ferve God and
worihip Him according to his
Will, and Commandments. I
know they curfe me, and call
me Heretick and Excommuni-
cated > but 1 had rather bear the
Curfe of men , than of God.
Wbofoever, faith Chrift, lovetb Mat. 10.
Father or Mother, or Brethren, or 31,
Sifter more than me, he U not wor-
thy of me h fuch love better their
Brethren than Chrift, who, to
pleafe and humour them, keep
not his Commandments. Chrift
taught me not to be aftiamed,
nor to blufh for the Gofpel, and
wbvfoever (ball deny him before Mat, io>
men, be will deny him before bis 3 3*
Father which U in Heaven : I will
confefs him before all men, and
obey him, and fuffer what he
pleafeth for his fake i. therefore I
fay, who (hall feparate me from
the truth of the holy Scriptures ?
(hall tribulation, or difticfs. per-

fifcu-

n8 The Ofyman Church

fecution or famine, or nakednefs
or peril, or fword ? I hope that
neither death nor life, nor An-
gels5nor Principalities,nor Pow-
ers , nor things prcfent nor
things to come, nor any other
Creature, (hall be able to fepa-
. .rate me from the truth of the
Holy Scriptures. I pray to my
. God to keep me in that mind as
long as Ilive^ Amen.

FINIS.

ADVERTISEMENT.

IF any Gentleman, or Gentlewo-
man , have a mind to learn
French or Latin, the Author of
this 'Treatife will wait upon them >
he hath a very good Method. He
liveth in Thames-ilreet , over
againfi Bernards-Caftle, Pauls-
Wharf.

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